The English Factor in Jobhunting
Lima Sehgal
The fundamental issue is not being addressed.
English.
English is still a universal platform (in spite of misguided political debate), for the job market. Today it is the language of the Internet and that makes it an essential skill for the job-seeker.
The fact that our schooling systems are producing people handicapped for competing in the job market by not adhering to higher standards of proficiency in written and spoken English is not bothering anyone.
The job-seeker is bindaas too .The Internet is mastered as mechanically as a textbook. Emails go with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. But what is really worrisome is that many cannot read and understand what forms they are filling but do so anyway. Mass mailing has become a way of life for those, for whom a whole paragraph on a site resembles a bewildering Shakespearean drama text.
What is sad is that by the time a job-seeker realizes the importance of English language proficiency, it becomes too late to go back to kindergarten.
The job market has gone global and no one will come to our backyard with a translator for our local lingo, however much we feel we deserve it. With competition so fierce, it is time that the Indian Job-seekers concentrated on their P’s and Q’s as much as on their www’s…
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Republication or dissemination of the contents of this article are expressly prohibited without the written consent of the publishers of Jobnet magazine
Lima Sehgal
The fundamental issue is not being addressed.
English.
English is still a universal platform (in spite of misguided political debate), for the job market. Today it is the language of the Internet and that makes it an essential skill for the job-seeker.
The fact that our schooling systems are producing people handicapped for competing in the job market by not adhering to higher standards of proficiency in written and spoken English is not bothering anyone.
The job-seeker is bindaas too .The Internet is mastered as mechanically as a textbook. Emails go with spelling mistakes and grammatical errors. But what is really worrisome is that many cannot read and understand what forms they are filling but do so anyway. Mass mailing has become a way of life for those, for whom a whole paragraph on a site resembles a bewildering Shakespearean drama text.
What is sad is that by the time a job-seeker realizes the importance of English language proficiency, it becomes too late to go back to kindergarten.
The job market has gone global and no one will come to our backyard with a translator for our local lingo, however much we feel we deserve it. With competition so fierce, it is time that the Indian Job-seekers concentrated on their P’s and Q’s as much as on their www’s…
Copyright © 2013, Jobnet magazine
Republication or dissemination of the contents of this article are expressly prohibited without the written consent of the publishers of Jobnet magazine
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